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Frequently Asked Questions
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Who will need to fulfill the new elective requirements?
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This new requirement applies to students who entered directly to Year 1 in 2022 and onwards, transferred to Year 2 in 2023 and onwards, or transferred to Year 3 in 2024 and onwards. BUCS students are exempt and do not need to fulfill the new elective requirements.
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What are the new elective requirements?
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Effective 2022W, the non-Commerce electives must include at least 3 credits in the humanities, and at least 3 credits in science or social science. Language courses are not eligible for the humanities requirement, but literature courses are. These elective credits may be completed during any year of your program. This means that you do not have to complete the new elective requirements in your first year, but can complete them in Year 2 or Year 3 or even in Year 4. Use the tabs at the bottom of this spreadsheet to view eligible courses.
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Can I use transfer credits to fulfill the new electives requirement?
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In some cases, you may use transfer credit toward your humanities and social science or science elective requirements. If you received specific transfer credit for a UBC course, please refer to the spreadsheet. If you have unassigned transfer credit, see below for examples of eligible transfer credit.
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Transfer credits that fulfill the humanities elective requirements:
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- ARTS 1st-year level
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- ENGL 1st-year level
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- HIST 1st-year level
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- MUSC 1st-year level
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- PHIL 1st-year level
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- RELG 1st-year level
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- THTR 1st-year level
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Transfer credits that fulfill the social science or science elective requirements:
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- ANTH 1st-year level
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- BIOL 1st-year level
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- CPSC 1st-year level
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- ECON 1st-year level
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- EOSC 1st-year level
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- GEOG 1st-year level
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- POLI 1st-year level
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- PSYC 1st-year level
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- SCIE 1st-year level
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NOTE: If your transfer credit is not listed in the spreadsheet or in the list above and you would like to inquire whether it is eligible to fulfill the electives requirement, please email bcomquestions@sauder.ubc.ca.
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